It's almost time for the GIANT PUMPKIN CONTEST. This year our UEM PUMPKINS will be on

display in the Main Hall of Building B from Wednesday, October 23rd or whenever the first pumpkin appears, until Wednesday, October 30th. There will be a weigh-in ceremony and 17:00 on the 30th, so that those who brought pumpkins, can take them home for Halloween.

Many of you are on vacation. Excellent! You can ignore emails and moodle for a while, changing pace and taking a much needed break. You might be at the beach or out by the pool, in the park or in the garden, at your favorite café or half way around the world. Wonderful!

I love to teach and I love to learn. Over the years I've created hundreds of fun activities that make learning easy. We tried them out over and over again in the hallways, in the garden, in the street and yes, even in the classroom. Many are posted on this blog, "Shakespeare slept here." Many of you may have participated in them. I've always been both a teacher and a student in San Francisco, in Mexico and in Madrid. I was an English teacher at UEM for 18+ years. Now I'm happily retired and on to the next adventure.